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Here is my summary for Oda's interview in "Super Kabuki 2 ONE PIECE Grand Live" book released today.

- Oda revealed it will take another 1-2 years for ONE PIECE to enter Wano arc. He also says Wano arc will include an episode about Ace.

- Audience sometimes ask Oda about foreshadowing via fan letters, which makes him think, "OMG! I haven't mentioned it yet!"
When audience ask him, "What are the name of this Luffy's move based on, he searches it on OP fansite. (Similar statement was
found in his author comment in chapter 422 in 2006.) Oda feels as if him and his audience are working together to create ONE PIECE.

- The sound effect "BOOM/DON" (ドン) in ONE PIECE is based on Japanese drums as seen in highlight scenes in Jidaigeki.
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- Oda came up with the idea of Marineford Summit War long ago.

- Oda says it's hard to talk about justice through Luffy's mouth since he is a pirate.
So, Oda just puts a simple conclusion that the opposite side of justice is another justice. Oda says it's one of the main themes of ONE PIECE.

- Oda says ONE PIECE has many flashback scenes as opposed to traditional Shonen mangas which didn't show much detailed backstories of characters.
Oda thinks there are too many mangas out there these days which handles flashbacks.

- Oda's effort for ONE PIECE is divided into drawings (40%) and story (60%).

- Oda says the characteristics of islands in each arc are pretty different so that audience don't get bored.
He also says that the personality of Luffy never changes. According to Oda, now that audience have fully grasped Luffy's personality,
they sometimes complain even when Oda intentionally let Luffy do something unlike him.

- Oda decided to make Luffy's design simple as possible as he could when he started OP since he thought the designs of other characters would gradually become more complicated .

- The fundamental of ONE PIECE is that people help others desperately. Oda believes everyone loves this kind of story.

- Oda already has the idea of how ONE PIECE will end ever since the first chapter. According to another interview in 2012,
Oda said the final arc will be so amazing that it will make Marineford War arc look like nothing.

2 years?! Shiiiiiit. I was expecting Wano to start in the next summer or spring. How long will it be Whole Cake Island? I hope the content in this arc wpuld be good... If early this year said Wano will start in 2017 and now it will come at the end of 2018 or 2019, that makes me think Oda changed his mind about Whole Cake Island Arc and he decided to make it longer...

Yes yes I’m so happy! That means reverie is going to actually be long like I wanted. Don’t get me wrong I’m excited for wano but reverie has been hyped for so long and people kept saying “oh it’s just gonna be like 6 chapters”. I feel so giddy and excited for reverie wano can wait.

- Oda revealed it will take another 1-2 years for ONE PIECE to enter Wano arc. He also says Wano arc will include an episode about Ace.

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Ace being mentioned in Wano was pretty expected, glad to see it confirmed. The 1-2 years news is kind of weird though... I don't mind Wano being put off for longer but I want the crew to get back together asap.

- Oda says it's hard to talk about justice through Luffy's mouth since he is a pirate.
So, Oda just puts a simple conclusion that the opposite side of justice is another justice. Oda says it's one of the main themes of ONE PIECE.

He also says that the personality of Luffy never changes. According to Oda, now that audience have fully grasped Luffy's personality,
they sometimes complain even when Oda intentionally let Luffy do something unlike him.

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